The Gopher Gang, Owney Madden back row, middle, leaning forward, circa 1910
Founded
c. 1890
Founded by
Marty Brennan Stumpy Malarkey Newburg Gallegher
Founding location
Hell's Kitchen, New York City
Years active
1890s–1910s
Territory
Manhattan
Ethnicity
Irish-American
Membership (est.)
500 (est.)
Criminal activities
Burglary, armed robbery, street muggings, assault, prostitution and illegal gambling.
Allies
Lady Gophers Parlor Mob Gorillas Rhodes Gang
Rivals
Hudson Dusters
The Gopher Gang was an early 20th-century New York street gang who counted among its members Goo Goo Knox, James "Biff" Ellison, and Owney Madden, born in England of Irish ancestry. Based in the Irish neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, the Gopher Gang grew to control most of Manhattan with their territory covering Fourth to Forty-Second Street and Seventh to Eleventh Avenue.
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this gang because of petty political influences". Tanner Smith and the Maginals, sometimes allied with the Pearl Buttons and later the GopherGang, battled...
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